Meaning

Definition of meaning:

part of speech: noun

Object; aim; intention; sense.

part of speech: noun

Intention; signification.

part of speech: adverb

Meaningly.

part of speech: noun

That which is in the mind or thoughts: signification: the sense intended: purpose.

part of speech: adjective

Intending; full of significance; as, a meaningglance.

part of speech: adjective

Significant.

part of speech: adjective

Meaningless.

Usage examples for meaning:

• " Really, I can't see-" " To- day a woman on her own with a child has only one meaning "Star-Dust A Story of an American Girl", Fannie Hurst.

• His youth Had taught their meaning now they closed upon his dream. "Sword Blades and Poppy Seed", Amy Lowell.

• " I may tell you, that I never forget certain things, But I guess your meaning "The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons", Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.

• " I think," said Penny evenly, " that you understand my meaning "Danger at the Drawbridge", Mildred A. Wirt.